2014考研英語一大小作文分析：百態(tài)萬象 不變其宗

考研寫作題目揭曉了。大作文：敬老愛老。這不是2005年寫作真題“養(yǎng)老足球賽”的翻版嗎!那一年的漫畫中四個兒女把老人當(dāng)球踢。通過那個漫畫作者要諷刺有些兒女不孝敬老人，而今年的漫畫則通過叁十年前后的對比(第一幅圖中年輕的母親牽著幼女;第二幅圖中長大成人的女兒攙著年邁的老母)直接號召我們孝敬老人。

考研英語寫作的命題是“百態(tài)萬象，不變其宗”。

寫作題目的變相重復(fù)在考研歷史上已經(jīng)不止一次。如最近的2012年“樂觀”與2007年的“自信”。其它非常接近的如2010年的“文化火鍋”與2002年的“民族文化與世界文化”;2001年的“愛心是一盞燈”與1995年的“希望工程”;2000年“漁業(yè)資源急劇下降”與1999年“人口增加伴隨物種滅絕的增加”等等。

考研寫作試題不斷地變相重復(fù)不可避免，因為它的出題不能太難太深太專業(yè)。根據(jù)大綱規(guī)定：“考生應(yīng)能寫不同類型的應(yīng)用文，包括私人和公務(wù)信函、備忘錄、報告等，還應(yīng)能寫一般描述性、敘述性和說明或議論性的文章”就可以。命題人只能出一些“以人為本”的話題，因此，像家庭、環(huán)境、教育、文化、生活等就成了“高頻考題”。

另外，考研的大作文或隱或現(xiàn)地還和社會熱點有些關(guān)系。如2010年的“文化火鍋”契合了當(dāng)年的世博會;2006年的“偶像崇拜”契合世界杯大火的貝克漢姆;2001年的“愛心”就契合了當(dāng)年提出的“和諧社會”等。

通過以上分析，我們認(rèn)為發(fā)現(xiàn)：考研英語寫作的命題有跡可循、有據(jù)可依?？佳袑懽髟囶}甚至是可以預(yù)測的。今年的一個社會熱門話題是“養(yǎng)老金短缺和延遲煺休年齡”，因此在我們今年的考研寫作單項班和點題班的重點預(yù)測中，我們都明確提出“aging society”是今年的重點之一。在我們點題班PPT第20頁和17頁，我們特別提到“老齡社會”和“扶老攜幼”這個話題。在我們點題班講義第5頁和單項班講義第4頁，我們都提供了范文We Are in an Aging Society。在點題班PPT103頁，我們還特別提供了一幅“老年書畫大學(xué)”的漫畫，建議如何讓老年人過上幸福美滿的晚年生活。當(dāng)然，我們無法準(zhǔn)確預(yù)測具體的圖畫。

那么，這篇文章怎么寫才好呢?

以下是根據(jù)我們的講義范文改寫的版本：

Aged society, a phenomenon previously seen in the western world, has become a concern in contemporary China. How to treat the elders, to shrug off the responsibility of children we are to shoulder or to repay the love and care parents give us as does the girl to her aged mother in the picture?

No doubt, senior citizens are hardly as strong as they were in their prime years, thus unsuitable for heavy work. No longer can they carry us on their back to school or cook delicacies for us in the kitchen. Some of them even cannot take care of their daily life because, inevitably, they will fall victims to various diseases. As a result, some regard them as burdens to be kicked about.

However, they are our parents and grandparents. They give us life and shape our soul. They are the people who make us who we are. In the days without their company, we might have less financial burden on our shoulder, but surely our heart cannot bear the pain – we miss the most valuable thing in the world – love from parents and grandparents.

Stop thinking what the elders can do for us. Think what we can do for them. Cook them a dinner when we are at home. Give them a call when we are away.

當(dāng)然，我們也完全可以借鑒新東方考研培訓(xùn)教材中2005年“養(yǎng)老足球賽”的范文(刪除了開頭段)：

As a nation renowned in the world for many of its virtues, Chinese people have been practicing filial piety throughout history. Many much-told stories reiterate this time-honored virtue of loving and respecting the elders, like the story of Ti Ying in the West Han Dynasty who risked her life in order to save her wronged father from corporal punishment.

Those who tried every means to avoid their duty of looking after their elders should bear in mind that they are much indebted to their parents for their birth and growth. Without the loving care and unrelenting work of their parents, how could they have grown up healthy and successful? How could it be possible for them to go about without the pricks of conscience?

Every one of us should live up to the virtues passed down to us by our ancestors. Only in this way can we be worthy of the name of a Chinese.

今年小作文還是書信，要求“給大學(xué)校長寫封信建議如何改善學(xué)生身體素質(zhì)”?，F(xiàn)在的學(xué)生提高身體素質(zhì)，吃飯當(dāng)然已經(jīng)不是主要問題。最重要的肯定是加強鍛煉。這個題材也在我們的意料之中。在點題班的第二份講義中，我們專門提供了兩篇關(guān)于體育鍛煉的文章(第5頁和第7 頁)下面根據(jù)點題班第二份講義第5頁范文Having Sports稍加改寫而成的給校長的建議信：

Dear President:

As a graduating student who has learned a lot under the guidance of world-renowned professors in this university, I find most students are not as fit or as healthy as their predecessors. Therefore, I venture to put forward some suggestions on how to improve students’ physical condition.

First of all, they need more time for sports. Although sports can not only improve fitness, but also discipline the mind, most of their time is spent in libraries, laboratories or in front of computers. Therefore, I would appreciate it if you could provide more facilities and opportunities to bring students into gyms or onto the running tracks.

Thank you for your attention to this letter.

Yours sincerely,

Li Ming